humor in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for humor in the English»French Dictionary

humor N Am

humor → humour

See also humour

I.humour Brit, humor Am [Brit ˈhjuːmə, Am ˈ(h)jumər] N

1. humour (wit):

humour

humour m

to have a/no sense of humour

avoir/ne pas avoir le sens de l'humour

a good sense of humour

le sens de l'humour

the humour of the situation

le côté humoristique de la situation

2. humour (mood):

humour

humeur f

to be in good humour

être de bonne humeur

to be in no humour for jokes/arguing

ne pas être d'humeur à plaisanter/discuter

to be out of humour

être de mauvaise humeur

to be out of humour with sb

être en froid avec qn

when the humour takes me

quand l'envie m'en prend

3. humour archaic MED:

humour

humeur f

II.humour Brit, humor Am [Brit ˈhjuːmə, Am ˈ(h)jumər] VB trans

humour person

amadouer

humour request, whim, wish

se plier à

III.-humoured COMP

good-humoured person, smile

aimable

bad-humoured

désagréable

I.humour Brit, humor Am [Brit ˈhjuːmə, Am ˈ(h)jumər] N

1. humour (wit):

humour

humour m

to have a/no sense of humour

avoir/ne pas avoir le sens de l'humour

a good sense of humour

le sens de l'humour

the humour of the situation

le côté humoristique de la situation

2. humour (mood):

humour

humeur f

to be in good humour

être de bonne humeur

to be in no humour for jokes/arguing

ne pas être d'humeur à plaisanter/discuter

to be out of humour

être de mauvaise humeur

to be out of humour with sb

être en froid avec qn

when the humour takes me

quand l'envie m'en prend

3. humour archaic MED:

humour

humeur f

II.humour Brit, humor Am [Brit ˈhjuːmə, Am ˈ(h)jumər] VB trans

humour person

amadouer

humour request, whim, wish

se plier à

III.-humoured COMP

good-humoured person, smile

aimable

bad-humoured

désagréable

gallows humour Brit, gallows humor Am N

gallows humour

humour m macabre

lavatory humour N

lavatory humour

humour m scatologique

aqueous humour N U archaic

aqueous humour

humeur f aqueuse

custard pie humour N

custard pie humour

humour m tarte à la crème

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lambent humour

brillant

Translations for humor in the French»English Dictionary

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esprit boulevardier

bawdy humour Brit

humour/discours au vitriol fig

vitriolic humour Brit /speech

zwanze

humour typical of Brussels

humor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for humor in the English»French Dictionary

humor N Am, Aus, humour [ˈhju:məʳ, Am -mɚ] N no pl

1. humor (capacity for amusement):

humor

humour m

sense of humor

sens m de l'humour

to have a/no sense of humor

avoir/ne pas avoir le sens de l'humour

2. humor (something amusing):

humor

humour m

3. humor (mood):

humor

humeur f

in (a) good/bad humor

de bonne/mauvaise humeur

gallows humour N no pl

gallows humour

humour m noir

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caustic humour

décapant(e)

elephantine humour

lourd(e)

farcical comedy, humour

burlesque

Translations for humor in the French»English Dictionary

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humour

humour Brit

humour

humor Am

humour macabre

black humour Brit

humour macabre

black humor Am

être d'humeur volage

to have a fickle humour Brit

être d'humeur volage

to have a fickle humor Am

c'est un/une pince-sans-rire

he has true deadpan humour Brit

c'est un/une pince-sans-rire

he has true deadpan humor Am

manier l'ironie/l'humour

to use irony/humour Brit

manier l'ironie/l'humour

to use irony/humor Am

humor Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sense of humor

sens m de l'humour

to have a/no sense of humor

avoir/ne pas avoir le sens de l'humour

in (a) good/bad humor

de bonne/mauvaise humeur

humour is (sadly) absent

l'humour brille par son absence

do you like his brand of humour?

est-ce que tu aimes son humour?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Much of the word-level humour is based on mistranslation.

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He was known for the liberal use of humor and sarcasm in his polemical speeches.

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The two new members added a touch of theatre and humour to the band's visual presence.

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It looks for talent, originality and sense of humour.

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She impresses us with her loving, strong personality and wisdom beyond her years, as well as her morbid sense of humor.

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The humor in the game is like that in the comic as well.

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Endomorphs (soft and round) were rarely depicted and if they were, tended to be the object of humour.

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A party spokesperson said that it would half humorous, half serious and use humor to make a serious point.

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This king has an insatiable sense of humor: he seemed to live only for joking.

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The black humour of this statement becomes obvious only much later on.

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